Tahia Islam
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On gentrification: A Queens local reflects on LeFrak City, Elmhurst, and her rapidly changing borough Read More
By Tahia Islam
August 11, 2016 - 12:30 PM
A few months ago, a link came across my Facebook newsfeed as a suggested article I might want to read: “Inside LeFrak City, a mega-rental community in Queens with affordable apartments.” The word "affordable" jumped at me. Affordable for whom?
(Editor's note: A reader alerted us to a Facebook post that Tahia wrote in response to our article, and we invited her to share her thoughts with other Brick readers on the changes that are happening in her Queens neighborhood.)